On July 2, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) notified the contractor community about U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary's Order 08-2025, which lifted the abeyance previously instituted in January 2025 related to OFCCP's investigative and enforcement activities. OFCCP made clear that contractor obligations continue as to individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and protected veterans under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA).

Quick Hits

• Secretary's Order 08-2025 lifts the prior abeyance placed on investigative and enforcement activities related to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA).
• OFCCP stated that it intends to continue processing previously filed and new Section 503 and VEVRAA complaints, and reminded contractors that compliance obligations, including affirmative action programs (AAPs), under both laws remain in effect.
• Compliance reviews, often referred to as "audits," that were held in abeyance in January 2025 will be administratively closed.

Following the issuance of Executive Order (EO) 14173, the DOL issued Secretary's Order 03-2025 on January 24, 2025, which directed all DOL employees, including OFCCP employees, to "[c]ease and desist all investigative and enforcement activity under the rescinded Executive Order 11246 and the regulations promulgated under it."

OFCCP subsequently...

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